Horse Betting Online FAQs | OFF TRACK BETTING

GENERAL OFF TRACK BETTING FAQs

OffTrackBetting.com is a pari-mutuel Advanced Deposit Wagering (ADW) service, providing US legal, secure and user-friendly phone and online account wagering for horse racing and greyhound racing. All wagers placed through OffTrackBetting.com are commingled with partnered Host Track pari-mutuel pools. OffTrackBetting.com is a service of Lien Games Racing, LLC, a licensed Service Provider through the state of North Dakota.

Advance Deposit Account Wagering (ADW) is legal in various jurisdictions throughout the United States and worldwide. OffTrackBetting.com, specifically, is a licensed Service Provider offering online & mobile wagering to many US states. Click here to view our current license issued by the North Dakota Gaming Commission.

OffTrackBetting.com accepts wagers from residents in those states where it is legal to do so. Please contact our business office toll free at 1-855-941-1010 to see if you are from a State where we accept wagers from.

Residents over the age of 21 that reside in locations where Account Wagering is legal and for those who possess a pre-register account to place wagers. For further information, please contact our business office toll free at 1-855-941-1010 during support hours.

To sign-up for online account wagering simply click the "Join OTB" button at the top of www.OffTrackBetting.com and follow the step-by-step instructions. Alternatively, you can call the Business Office toll free 1-855-941-1010 and register for an account over the phone with a live teller.

To open an OTB account you must provide your name, social security number, DOB, residency information as well as answer a few questions that will aid us in verifying your identity. Once your account is opened, you will be issued an account number with a users guide and provided numerous methods of funding your account. Once your account is funded you will be provided access to the wagering site.

Guests will be able to see the history of their current day's wagers by selecting the History tab in the bet queue section at the bottom right of the horse wagering page. Previous day(s) history is also available in the upper right hand side of the horse wagering interface by clicking on the "Full History" link.

Your account balance is displayed at all times on the horse wagering screen, in the top right hand corner of the screen, and is updated after each wager has been placed. You may also call toll free 1-855-941-1010 at any time to speak with an OTB customer service representative should you have any account related questions.

To make Deposits & Withdrawals, log into your account and click the "Deposit" button in the top right hand corner of the horse wagering screen and follow the simple directions. Log in to view the many convenient deposits methods available.

Guests who have completed the ACH (Electronic Bank Transfers) documentation and have made a successful deposit, may withdraw from their account by having their winnings and others funds transferred to their bank account.

The U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service have implemented new regulations (Nov, 2017) relating to the reporting and withholding of wagering proceeds. The key change of the new guidelines is the ENTIRE investment (stake) in a single pool on a single ticket shall be considered when determining the amount reported or withheld for tax purposes, as opposed to the base unit of the wager. These new guidelines help to simplify what wagers are considered reportable: any wager with proceeds over $5,000 AND has proceeds which are at least 300 times as large as the amount of the wager.For example, a $1 base trifecta costing $56 will have to pay over $16,800 (56 mutiplied by 300) to require any withholding or reporting).

OFF TRACK WAGERING FAQs

To bet on horses you first select the racetrack you wish to wager on, then
the race, wager type, wager amount, and then runners. The bet ticket below
the runner selection shows you which horses you have selected as you build
your bet, as well as the cost of the bet after each click. Once you are
satisfied with you bet, and if you have the funds available in your
account to cover the cost of the bet, select the "Place Bet Now" button
below the bet ticket. A confirmation window will appear, and once you
select "Submit Wager" your bet has been submitted. You will receive a notice
in the lower right hand corner of the betting interface confirming that your wager
was accepted or informing you that your wager was denied. If a line is
drawn through your wager in the history panel your wager was not accepted.
Once your bet has been submitted, you can view it at the right of the
bet ticket by selecting the "History" tab in the "Bet Queue".
Should you wish to build a bet or multiple bets and want to submit it
at a later time, follow each of the steps above but instead of selecting
"Place Wager Now" press the "Queue" button. Your bet will then be placed
in the "Bet Queue". When you want to submit this wager simply select it
from the queue and press "Place Selected Wagers". You have the option to
place all of your queued wagers, or pick and chose from your list.

In most cases, wagers can be placed right up to post time. However, note
that some tracks now close wagering earlier. To avoid being shut out due to
delays related to connectivity and online traffic, we recommend that wagers
be placed as early as possible.

We support nearly all wager types offered by our member tracks. The
wagering menu will virtually mirror the tracks' wagering menus with the
exception of parlay wagers (such as twin-trifecta or tri-super), which
require an exchange ticket. Exchange wagers can be made by performing the
first leg of the wager on line and the second wager needs to be called in
toll free at 1-855-941-1010 and selecting the live operator option.

Depending on legal restrictions and state of residence, customers can
wager on all OffTrackBetting.com partner tracks. For a list of race tracks,
view the online race track schedule or call
Customer Support at 1-855-941-1010.

Unless restricted by the host track, in MOST cases you can cancel a wager
before post by calling us toll free or
by cancelling it online. For over the phone, you will need your account number
and password, the race #, track and the bet details that you want to cancel.
If online you will need to be logged into your account and then from the ticket
receipt box you would click on Cancel Bet button, or from the History section
you would click on the Cancel link.
Each canceled wager is reviewed by our wagering analyst and if it is determined
that the cancellation was suspicious in nature the player may lose their cancel
privileges. We are not responsible if tote, our system, or the host tracks tote
or systems do not accept your cancellation.

The current odds listed on the Off Track Betting site are updated directly from
the racetracks a minimum of once every 60 seconds and as often as every 15
seconds depending on the availability of information from the Host racetrack's
tote provider.

Once you have confirmed and submitted your bet, accepted bets are
displayed accompanied by a ticket number in the history section of the "Bet
Queue". This information can be printed at any time by using your machine's
print screen function. If a line is drawn through your wager that means your
wager was not accepted.

Current day's wagers can be viewed in the "Bet Queue" by selecting the history tab. Wagering and account activity history beyond this is available clicking on the "Full History" link within the wagering interface or by calling Customer Support.

We encourage responsibility in gambling behavior. If you or anyone you know have a
gambling problem, or suspect they may have a gambling problem please contact the National
Council of Problem Gambling toll free at 1-800-522-4700.